# GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.GcGraphics.DrawEllipse

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_GcGraphics_DrawEllipse_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.GcGraphics.DrawEllipse*">DrawEllipse Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_GcGraphics_DrawEllipse_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Drawing_Color_System_Single_GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_DashStyle_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.GcGraphics.DrawEllipse(System.Drawing.RectangleF,System.Drawing.Color,System.Single,GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.DashStyle)">DrawEllipse(RectangleF, Color, float, DashStyle)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Draws an ellipse using a specified line color, width and style.</p>
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If the value of lineStyle parameter is not <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.DashStyle.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_DashStyle_Solid">Solid</a>, the ellipse is drawn with a <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen.html">Pen</a>
having <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen.LineCap.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_Pen_LineCap">LineCap</a> set to <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.PenLineCap.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_PenLineCap_Square">Square</a> instead of <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.PenLineCap.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_PenLineCap_Flat">Flat</a>.
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void DrawEllipse(RectangleF bounds, Color lineColor, float lineWidth, DashStyle lineStyle = DashStyle.Solid)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub DrawEllipse(bounds As RectangleF, lineColor As Color, lineWidth As Single, Optional lineStyle As DashStyle = DashStyle.Solid)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectanglef">RectangleF</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">bounds</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectanglef">RectangleF</a> structure that specifies the ellipse to draw.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">lineColor</span></td>
      <td><p>The color of lines used to draw the ellipse.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">lineWidth</span></td>
      <td><p>The width of lines used to draw the ellipse.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.DashStyle.html">DashStyle</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">lineStyle</span></td>
      <td><p>The line style (solid by default).</p>
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_GcGraphics_DrawEllipse_System_Drawing_RectangleF_System_Drawing_Color_System_Single_System_Single___" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.GcGraphics.DrawEllipse(System.Drawing.RectangleF,System.Drawing.Color,System.Single,System.Single[])">DrawEllipse(RectangleF, Color, float, float[])</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Draws an ellipse using a specified line color, width and dash pattern.</p>
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If the dashPattern array contains two or more items, the ellipse is drawn with a <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen.html">Pen</a>
having <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen.LineCap.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_Pen_LineCap">LineCap</a> set to <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.PenLineCap.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_PenLineCap_Square">Square</a> instead of <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.PenLineCap.html#GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_PenLineCap_Flat">Flat</a>.
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void DrawEllipse(RectangleF bounds, Color lineColor, float lineWidth, float[] dashPattern)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub DrawEllipse(bounds As RectangleF, lineColor As Color, lineWidth As Single, dashPattern As Single())</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectanglef">RectangleF</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">bounds</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectanglef">RectangleF</a> structure that specifies the ellipse to draw.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.color">Color</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">lineColor</span></td>
      <td><p>The color of lines used to draw the ellipse.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">lineWidth</span></td>
      <td><p>The width of lines used to draw the ellipse.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a>[]</td>
      <td><span class="parametername">dashPattern</span></td>
      <td><p>The dash pattern of lines used to draw the ellipse.</p>
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_GcGraphics_DrawEllipse_System_Drawing_RectangleF_GrapeCity_Documents_Drawing_Pen_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.GcGraphics.DrawEllipse(System.Drawing.RectangleF,GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen)">DrawEllipse(RectangleF, Pen)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Draws an ellipse using a specified pen.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void DrawEllipse(RectangleF bounds, Pen pen)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub DrawEllipse(bounds As RectangleF, pen As Pen)</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectanglef">RectangleF</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">bounds</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.rectanglef">RectangleF</a> structure that specifies the ellipse to draw.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing.Pen.html">Pen</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">pen</span></td>
      <td><p>The pen used to draw the ellipse.</p>
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